The McIntosh Group

A student-led Twitter account by the group of Dr Ruaraidh McIntosh | Institute of Chemical Sciences | Heriot-Watt University | Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis

[Universities of Scotland Inorganic Conference 2024 @USIC2024]

We are so excited to welcome everyone back to the first post-COVID USIC! Tuesday and Wednesday this week we will have the pleasure of showcasing stellar research from various inorganic groups in Scotland, with pictures to follow! Keep your eyes out for them 👀

[Mansell Group Lab @GroupMansell]

Catalyst Design for Rh-Catalyzed Arene and Alkane C–H Borylation: https://t.co/3Bchu6Jlef
And #MyACSCover as well! @ACS4Authors Thanks to everyone who was involved; more on that in Chemistry World

[Universities of Scotland Inorganic Conference 2024 @USIC2024]

Less than 2 months to go! #USIC2024 includes talks from students, industry, and a plenary talk from the recipient of the @RoySocChem 2023 Materials Chemistry Early Career Prize @LudmillaSteier ! Grab your tickets here: https://t.co/EMQKIYcNBY

[HWUNews @HWUNews]

🌍A new type of porous material that can store carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases has been developed by a team of scientists jointly led by Heriot-Watt University.

More here: https://t.co/X9AgMPdOW7

#SustainableHWU #netzero #climateaction #chemicalscience

[The McIntosh Group @mcintosh_group]

@HWUNews @WIRED @HeriotWattUni Our work with Dave Ellis, Kasper Krakowiak and Dusan Uhrin was also featured on @BBCr4today and @bbc5live this week! Catch up on @BBCSounds

[HWUNews @HWUNews]

Great article from @WIRED covering our groundbreaking research into the chemical fingerprint of gin in mere seconds.

You can read the article here: https://t.co/iG9GYkvXql

@HeriotWattUni

[DaltonTransactions @DaltonTrans]

📢Don't miss out on the 2024 USIC conference!

This fantastic event covers a range of inorganic chemistry topics in academic and industry research.

Submit your poster abstract before 25 May!

📆 25 - 26 June 2024
📍 University of Edinburgh
🔗https://t.co/6UxFup2bJv

@USIC2024

[Dr Nicola Bell @NickelCarbon]

“Blue is the colour of freedom” Great talk from @erli_lu at @RoySocChem Scottish Dalton Meeting @UofGChem @UofGARC

[The McIntosh Group @mcintosh_group]

Exciting to see our work picked up in the news today!
https://t.co/4yG6CoUGjc

[Coote Group Research @cootegroup]

📢 We are hiring! EPSRC-funded postdoctoral research associate available for up to 3 years, working on cyclobutadiene. Deadline 24th February, interviews shortly afterwards. Informal enquiries welcome, more info and application portal at: https://t.co/5cYH1YV0UO

[The McIntosh Group @mcintosh_group]

And the paper itself https://t.co/Ya7NQI1asv

[The McIntosh Group @mcintosh_group]

Coffee and whisky? ☕️🥃 Kacper's first paper from his @CarnegieUni PhD and its a front cover! A new project with Dr Ellis @HeriotWattUni on alternatives to peat in the production of whisky @FoodRSC https://t.co/Fl2ghyEXre
#whisky #sustainability

[Cath Weetman @Cath_Weetman]

We are recruiting for 2024! Both PDRA and PhD positions available in Main Group Chemistry (Synthesis & Catalysis)

Informal enquiries welcome and RTs appreciated 🙂

[Amit Kumar @amitStA1]

A funded PhD position is available to join our lab
@StAndrewsChem @univofstandrews to work in the area of Green Homogeneous #Catalysis for Polymer Synthesis/Recycling, or/and CO2 utilisation #chemtwitter. See below👇https://t.co/QzjJC7thzw

[Coote Group Research @cootegroup]

We are now advertising a second PhD studentship for Sept 2024 entry! Focus on the synthesis of cubanes, for applications in medicinal chemistry. Informal enquiries very welcome 😃 More info at: https://t.co/4pbOyrk6bk

[Thomas Group @SPThomasGroup]

We have a fully funded PhD studentship in collaboration with AstraZeneca starting in September 2024. If you're interested, formal applications may be directed to Prof. Stephen Thomas.
Check it out below:
https://t.co/FmuaGCkVZ6

[Bhawal Lab @BhawalLab]

We have a #PhDposition available starting in September 2024 @EdinburghChem using high-throughput experimentation to explore the design of new catalysts. If you're interested, informal enquiries to Dr Ben Bhawal are very welcome.
More details below:
https://t.co/Uiy6jz8Hfd

[Jan-Willem Bos @jwg_bos]

Pleased that our study on Alloying and Doping control in CaCuP - a low weight #thermoelectric is accepted into a Special Issue in ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. https://t.co/PXljnmoCO9 @ACS_AMI
@StAndrewsChem @LeverhulmeTrust @__ETS__ @AIT_ItTS @TEnetworkUK

[Stephen Wallace @Dr_StephenW]

Great to be with @EdinburghUni colleagues at @IBioIC Flex-Bio @HeriotWattUni this morning filming with @ImpactSol for @STVNews promoting our ongoing work on the use of #biotech to transform plastic waste into medicines. Watch this space! @Wallace_Lab @SBSatEd @EdEngBio

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

The authors of a Comment article in @NatureChemistry describe their first-hand experience with a laboratory fire, highlighting the detrimental effects that it had on the research group and the lessons learned. https://t.co/2VWNnHzHSZ